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Adds the "why" for next/image optimization #51066

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The Next.js Image component extends the HTML `<img>` element with:
According to [Web Almanac](https://almanac.httparchive.org), images account for a huge portion of the typical website’s [page weight](https://almanac.httparchive.org/en/2022/media#images) and can have an sizable impact on your website's [LCP performance](https://almanac.httparchive.org/en/2022/performance#lcp-image-optimization).
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The Next.js Image component extends the HTML `<img>` element with features that make image optimization easier to achieve:
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- **Size Optimization:** Automatically serve correctly sized images for each device, using modern image formats like WebP and AVIF.
- **Visual Stability:** Prevent [layout shift](/learn/seo/web-performance/cls) automatically when images are loading.
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